These are the 10 priciest new home listings in the Baltimore area last month, according to multiple listing service Bright MLS. The list excludes new construction and homes without seller permission to advertise or promote. More

These are the 10 priciest new home listings in the Baltimore area last month, according to multiple listing service Bright MLS. The list excludes new construction and homes without seller permission to advertise or promote.

(Sean Welsh)

Home & Garden News

’Tis the season for verdant lawns, gorgeous blooming flowers, and vegetable gardens brimming with plump produce ready-to-pick. But, no lawn, landscape or garden is perfect or free of problems. And, while the preferred solution is always a quick and easy one, that’s not always the case. Here’s a...

A panel of 25 judges pored over flower arrangements Monday, handing out more than 130 blue ribbons for the best of the annual May Day display held by the Garden Club of Old Annapolis Towne. The display, now running for more than 60 years, included entries at more than 200 homes, businesses, nonprofits...

For most of us, grass is something your parents made you mow, usually on the hottest day of the year using a push mower with dull blades. Uphill. We might have wondered why we bothered growing the stuff, fertilizing it, weeding it, and running out in heat waves to water it, just to mow it all down...

Before the holidays we would like to get gas fire logs installed in our wood-burning fireplace located in the family room, which is open through to the dining area and kitchen. I had a steel flue liner installed in it last year, and will now need a propane tank because we heat the house with a...

I live where we have city sewer and well water. I have a deep well pump that reliably fills my water tank with pressure between 40 and 60 psi. Even so, after the water flows from the water tank through the filter unit (removing clay and other particulates) and the water softener (removing sulfur...

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Harry Legum, who teaches fitness to sailing buffs, has heard the query before. What do sailors need to know but how to swim? The answer: Nothing, really, if you’ve got a plush, push-button yacht with an automated crew. But what’s the challenge in that? For purists, sailing pits muscle against Mother...

Do you know what you’re getting your parents for the holidays? Oh, and whose house is the family dinner at this year? And what are you bringing? The year is over — did you do everything you wanted to, or miss out? The holidays can be a stressful time, filled with worries about the future and regrets...

As more health-conscious diners adopt special diets, local restaurants are shaping their menus around options for vegan, vegetarian and gluten-free eaters. Fortunately for diet-restricted diners, the Annapolis area has plenty of compliant and delicious options. Here are five of them: Soul 509 S....

PedalPower Kids “chief fun officer” Rachel Varn believes learning to ride a bike opens a whole new world of adventure for kids. Every “now I can” moment — when students who have mastered balance, gliding and pedaling ride on their own for the first time — is exciting, says Varn, a 36-year-old Severna...